Lord_Unsub Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Hi all... Having had a relatively good start to my 1st and long awaited Land Rover ownership, except maybe for a new window mechanism and shattering the the rear glass on a tip run.... It has been an ok couple of thousand miles since April. Even managed a few nice green lanes over the back end of summer. However, with the turn of the seasons, things are starting to play up (and my talent run out!) I went laning a couple of weeks back and managed to completely drop the whole left side in a ditch... Many thanks to the farmer for dragging my red face out, proper tyres please Santa! No damage a such, apart from pulling the exhaust off its hangers, quick fix. Now it would seem the brakes have decided to become instantly rubbish overnight. No gentle deterioration, just rubbish. And now the cold weather is creeping on, it doesn't fire on the button anymore! Instead it thinks about it for a bit before belching out that wonderful smell of diesel!! But alas, it's a Land Rover, it's dirty, its a bit tatty, bit smelly but I wouldn't swap it for the world... Expect maybe for a 110 double can, or a disco 3/4 or a Range Rover, well you get the idea... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveturnbull Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Welcome to the ups and downs of Land Rover ownership. Brakes - check the vacuum pump is working, servo is ok, and master cylinder is working as it should. Starting - do you wait for the glow plug light to go out? If yes, check the circuit has power when it should, and fit a fresh set of glow plugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Rubbish as in unassisted (hard) or as in spongy or leaky (pedal sinks to floor) or just not stopping (pedal feels normal but you don't slow down)? Has it got ABS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 You sure the pads aren't on the metal? Answer Fridge, it will help to make sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Unsub Posted December 7, 2014 Author Share Posted December 7, 2014 hi all, sorry for late response. Ive swapped all the brakes now, and no surprises in that it stops now! I have always waited for the glow light to extinguish before starting, new plugs on the list for after crimbo now, until then, found a simple fix... switch to position 2 then wait for light to go out, then off, then back on wait and start. fires up lovely then. However since i last posted, the window regulator curse is back! This time on the tailgate. the wire snapped two days ago, so it fell to the bottom of the door. Its wedged up now with various lengths of old broom handle and about a million zipties.... i'm not bothering re threading a new wire again, as its the most infuriating thing in the world as i found out with the passenger window a few months ago!!! So replacements on order, just needs a clean now.... Stotty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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